BOOK REVIEW: A Witch Before Dying (A Wishcrafters Mystery, Book 2)

A Witch Before Dying (A Wishcrafters Mystery, Book 2) 
by Heather


My rating: 4 of 5 stars
    

Darcy is starting to adjust to her new life in Enchanted Village and the fact that she is a witch, or crafter as they are known in the village, in fact she is a wishcrafter, which means that she can grant wishes, if certain rules are followed.

Eloide is a Geocrafter and owns the gem store in the village which is beautiful, but she has hired Darcy and As You Wish to clean out her mothers house so that she can sell it, of course that upsets some people. Poor Patrice has been missing for almost two years, she just vanished, and of course people don't do that in normal life.

When Darcy visits the house, the neighbor Yvonne tags along and makes the wish to know what happened to Patrice - oops, the next step finds Patrice stuffed in a suitcase! That is more than anyone expected. Now Nick and the police are involved and of course Darcy can't help but investigate, which leads to her working to secure a PI license.

This series is really cute. You have Darcy, who is really gun-shy around guys, then there is single dad Nick, and they are attracted but everything in the Village and other people are always in their way and making things difficult, so it turns out they are taking things extremely slow. The characters are awesome and they are so much fun to follow and learn more about, as well as learning about the whole idea of the craft, or magic. Its all done just a little at a time which makes it feel like real life.

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BOOK REVIEW: Kiss My Witch (Bless Your Witch series, Book 2)

Kiss My Witch (Bless Your Witch series, book 2) 
by Amy Boyles


My rating: 4 of 5 stars
    

Dylan is finally getting a grips on the fact that she is a witch, and she is adjusting to life, even with Roman staying in town to be the new police chief. That is until the witch queen shows up and "invites" her to a convention of witches at the local hotel. Of course someone dies and Dylan is a basket case with her magic and ends up getting called in by the council.

With another death, this means Roman is around, but they are having to try to keep the witch police out of the picture, because the head still wants to arrest Roman. Even Grandma Hazels talk of the unicorn king turns out to be turn as Roman and Dylan are whisked away to his kingdom.

Author Amy Boyles has a way about witch stories that just make them readable and fun. You want to be involved in this town and these peoples lives, you want to know more and you want to help them all learn what it means to be a witch. Its a fun read, easy and quick.

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BOOK REVIEW: Southern Curses (Sweet Tea Witches, Book 5)

Southern Curses (Sweet Tea Witches, Book 5)
by Amy Boyles


My rating: 5 of 5 stars
    

Pepper is in for a shock when her "dead" Uncle Donavon crawls in through her back door. Turns out Uncle Donavon is alive, but maybe not well. He faked his own death to avoid a hit by the werewolf mafia. Oh man does this keep getting better and batter. Now he needs Pepper's help to discover what happened to Princess, the niece of the werewolf mafia boss.

Once again, such a cute story. I know its a mystery but there is something about the Sweet Tea witches that just make the whole story feel cute and fun. I love the relationships that are building between Pepper and her cousins. The relationship with Axel and the whole town in general, she is finally letting her guard down a little and not so afraid everyone is going to leave her.

Well written and worth the time. A great book to have around, especially on rainy day, It will lift you up.

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BOOK REVIEW: Southern Sorcery (Sweet Tea Witches, book 4) by Amy Boyles

Southern Sorcery (Sweet Tea Witches, Book 4) 
by Amy Boyles


My rating: 5 of 5 stars
    

When the "evil" Rufus shows up in town, he isn't able to take Pepper away, thankfully, but he links his magic with hers, so that if she uses her magic, it feeds him and his power grows, but even worse it still builds in her, and she doesn't get the release from using her magic, and you know what happens to a witch that doesn't use their magic. Kaboom!

This will take not just magic, but some sorcery to figure out, only problem is that the sorcerer that they went to turns up dead, and this time Pepper isn't a suspect, but she still needs to find out what happened and find a way to unlink herself and Rufus.



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BOOK REVIEW: Southern Myths (Sweet Tea Witches, Book 3)

Southern Myths (Sweet Tea Witches, Book 3) 
by Amy Boyles


My rating: 5 of 5 stars
    

When a baby Dragon arrives at the pet store, Pepper is in shock and wants nothing but to get rid of it. Having been raised in the human world, all she knows about dragons is that they are huge and breath fire and destroy things. It never occurs to her that she is living in the witch world and that having a dragon might be a good thing.

Too bad that Mysterio, the magician that she sold the dragon to turns up dead just as she is getting him back, and now she is on the suspect list once again. Good thing she has her cousins, Axel and Grandma Betty to help her figure out what is going on, as well as teach her a little about the dragon that is to be her familiar.

This is the third book in this series and I cam enjoying the cute nature of the book, the fun feeling of the story and the place. Magnolia Cove is where I want to live!

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Switch of Fate Book 1 by Lisa Ladew and Grace Quillen

Switch of Fate Book 1
by Lisa Ladew and Grace Quillen

My rating: 4 of 5 stars


This book was recommend by Kindle based on other books that I have read, and actually - one look at the guy on the cover and I was sold - I figured even if the book wasn't good I could enjoy looking at him for awhile!!

Turns out the story was pretty good - it started out a little slow, the first fourth of the book maybe was laying some background sorta, but it was a fuzzy background, and that went a little slow, but once you got into the meat of the story it was a lot better.

Jameson is The Keeper - but he never got the chance to learn what that meant, he was to start his training when he turned 12, but on his 11th birthday his world was shattered by the deaths of his family and the former Keeper. He was lost and alone in the world, and he had no idea what he was suppose to be doing. For years he blamed himself for not knowing, when in reality with wasn't his fault.

Coraline, or Cora to most has always had a fascination with vampires, in fact she did her Literature thesis on vampires in literature, but what she didn't know was that she was one of the lost switches of the world, a breed of women born to hunt and kill vampires.

This first book in the Switch of Fate series tells the story as Cora and Jameson fumble together to discover their history and knowledge and be the guardians they were destined to be.

This is well written and is unlike most shifter novels that I have read. It plays on a completely different aspect of the relationship and buts them in more of a heroic although unseen and shadowed role - humans are unaware of shifters, vampires or switches.

Lots of adult themes and intimate interactions, so definitely an adult book - not for the faint of heart.

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Witch Cake Murders(Sweetland Witch, #1) by Zoe Arden

Witch Cake Murders(Sweetland Witch, #1)
 by Zoe Arden


My rating: 4 of 5 stars


Ava has been raised hidden in the middle of New York, never attracting any attention, never doing anything fun or exciting and now she is turning twenty-one and the only thing different is the necklace her father gave her for her birthday. Then there are the two ladies that seem to know her name and look sorta like her. Oh the secrets her fathers has been hiding!

Guess what, Ava is a witch and she actually has family, two aunts, her mom's sisters and they run a witch bakery on an island where humans and witches live together in harmony. Even as her father forbids her to go, she is on her way to meet her aunts and take off, she has so much to learn and she will.

Trouble soon shows up on Sweetland and she is the first suspect, new girl in town, doesn't know anything about magic, easily taken advantage of and mislead, Ava is in for a battle, but with a couple good friends, her Aunts, and lastly her father, the truth will win out.

This is a cute, fun book that is a pleasure to read. It is defintly clean, no sex and alternative cursing, such as "oh my roses" which I loved!

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Mated To The Werewolf King by Alena Des

Mated To The Werewolf King
by Alena Des


My rating: 4 of 5 stars

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All her life, Belle has been raised as the daughter of a powerful alpha werewolf and his equally powerful wife. Just as her eighteenth birthday is nearing her world is shattered when her parents finally reveal that they are not her biological parents but that she was found on the edge of the pack boundary as and infant and they have raised her and loved her no matter what, but the Demon Lord is after her. Enter the Werewolf King, who claims he will protect her, but they immediately get off on a bad note, he doesn't believe she is a werewolf and she thinks he is joking. He thinks she is a witch, and she doesn't even think such things exist, oh the sheltered world you lived in Belle. Mated to the Werewolf King is the story of discovering who Belle really is and why the Demon Lord wants her, why he thinks she is his mate, and why his twin brother thinks she is his mate, but why she feels like the Werewolf King is who she wants, after she gets past his over macho attitude. Author Alena Des has created a paranormal fantasy world of werewolfs, vampires, demons, fae, witches and more all living in the same world while a single girl has the power to upset the balance of everything without knowing it.

Mated to the Werewolf King is a complex and mutilayered family saga. We are finally able to learn the turn story of Belle's parentage, but even then there is some difficulties as in her parents were being chased and he took Belle to safety because he was injured and thinking her mother was dead, only she wasn't quite, he died from his injuries. This story is not just your typical girl meets boy, falls for boy but has to prove its real for boy to accept, this is a whole girl meets boy, boy runs from girl, girl runs from boy, boy saves girl, girl saves boy, together they save the world and finally they can be together. Author Alena Des has created a story that is complex yet feels almost natural, you can understand each point of view and why certain characters did what they did, but at the same time, there is some much going on that this is one of those books that you could probably read two or three times and catch things each time that you missed the first time around. There is some violence, its an all out battle for the world, and some sexual scenes, but pretty average for todays standards.

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Witches by Kathryn Meyer Griffith

Witches 
by Kathryn Meyer Griffith


My rating: 4 of 5 stars


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Amanda is a white witch, meaning that she works night nature to help people, but there are others in the world that have trade their favors with evil and use dark magic for bad purposes. Always have been and always will be, power corrupts people. In the area there is a cult killing people and trying to gain power, and Amanda should be focusing on them, but grief over the death of her husband in a car accident has caught her unaware. Amanda is finally finding her feet and coming back to the land of the living and getting ready to move on, when the cult starts targeting her, leaving messages for her when they kill making the local people want to run her out of town. At the same time, the spirit of a witch put to death for practicing her craft is trying to get Amanda to help her find peace, and Amanda is sure there is something wrong with her request. Even though they haven't always been close, Amanda turns to her sister, who in turn ends up being her biggest help in figuring out the mysteries. Witches is a well thought out and complex story of righting past wrongs done to innocent people and making things right, while at the same time putting the evil-doers away. Author Kathryn Meyer Griffith has woven past and present together into a wonderful story that makes you believe in the good guy again, the power of love, family and good friends.

Witches tells the story of two completely different women whose lives end up being pulled together. Amanda, who is a white witch and is good, using nature to do no harm but to help everyone that she possibly can. Rachel, who is a black witch, and uses magic for her own purposes and for what it can get her no matter who it harms. Then there is the witch hunter of the seventeenth century, who took way too much pleasure in putting women to death for being witches. The differences in the two women are so completely opposite, but to many, all they see is the name witch, that is until they have need of Amanda's services. Luckily she is able to change a number of peoples minds about what a witch really is and what it means to be a witch. She is also able to change history and make sure that innocent people are not killed out of spite. Author Kathryn Meyer Griffith has written a wonderfully complex and powerful book.

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Violca's Dragon by Leilani Love

Violca's Dragon (The Dragon's Ruby, book 1)
by Leilani Love


My rating: 4 of 5 stars

I accidentally started reading The Dragon Ruby series with book three, Kassandra's Wolf, and having enjoyed the book so much and wanting to know more about the characters in the book, I found the rest of the series that had been published so far.

Violca's Dragon is the first book in the series, and the beginning of the story. Violca is the Hungarian for Violet, which I found a neat connection to as my children are part Hungarian, their grandparents on both sides are first generation american born from full-blooded Hungarian immigrants. We always are looking at different Hungarian things because of this.

This story begins with Violca, still learning the nature of herself and her sisters, and Chase, a dragon shifter that was sent to protect her. Although once Chase sees her he is sure that she is the one in this world meant for him, his fated mate.

This was a great start to the series, introducing the witch sisters, who will show up in future books, as I found them in Kassandra's Wolf, as well as found mention of Kassandra in this book. I love when the books intertwine together, it just makes them so much more fun to read. I am so ready to start the next book!

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The Witch Lineage by Marian Lindner

The Witch Lineage 
by Marian Lindner


My rating: 4 of 5 stars


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Lena is a gawky, nerdy, teenager who can't wait to get to college and blossom, like her older sister Linda did. For now, though she has to get through her eighteenth birthday with her father out of town. To make matters worse, she had a nightmare the night before, and once she makes it to school, she finds out it actually happened. One of the senior boys was attacked at a bonfire and is in the hospital. This brings out the ever present rumors of witches, which some people swear are false, but with some many people ignoring the rumors, could they just really be true? The Witch Lineage is a paranormal story of witches, lurking just beneath the surface of everyday life, and wreaking havoc on life without anyone the wiser, all because too many people discount the idea of witches. Author Marian Lindner gives readers a well written and complex story about teenagers, witches and legend.

The Witch Lineage is listed as young adult, as the main characters are high school students, but yet adults play key roles in the story as well, so I would recommend it for any age reader. Author Marian Lindner writes a story of a legend of the area where the story takes place, witches and so many people refusing to even entertain the idea of witches, that the witches are able to do so much without notice. It makes for a good story of good over evil, but also about not discounting legends, being aware of the world around you and exploring every avenue. This was a captivating story that draws you in as a reader. It was clean, with no language or sex, so I recommend it to all readers.

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unvamped by Elizabeth Stevens

unvamped 
by Elizabeth Stevens


My rating: 4 of 5 stars


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Charles is a 700 plus year old vampire, or at least he was until last night, who has become just a little jaded to life on earth with humans. Petronella, or Ellie is a young witch who hasn't decided if this is a gift or a curse, she just wants to be normal. Lee is your typical teenage werewolf, trying to adjust to the monthly changes and not enjoying it, wanting to be normal. One night, quite by chance, all three would encounter each other and all their lives would become entangled. Charles would try to quench his thirst on Ellie, who would curse Charles turning him human, and Lee would see is all from a distance. No big deal right? Wrong. Now they find that they will each need each other to figure out this messed up thing called life as a teenage vampire, witch or werewolf. Unvamped is a catchy title for the story, partly of Charlie, who is no longer a vampire, but also of Ellie and Lee. Author Elizabeth Stevens takes normal human emotions of growing up and translates them to these paranormals and gives a divine story.

Although the title would make you think that Unvamped is mostly about Charlie, and while he is the main character, he has a lot to learn or relearn to shed his jaded ways. It is still just as much about Ellie, a powerful young witch with so much potential that she is a threat to some, and promise to others and she just wants to be a teenager. Lee is having trouble controlling his changes from boy to wolf, and this is causing problems, which only grow with the book. The funny thing is that Charlie is the one that seems to be the best equipped to help Lee out and deal with the issues. It's an uneasy alliance between these three in the beginning then becomes a friendship that changes so much about them all. Author Elizabeth Stevens gives the reader a wonderful story with so much to recommend it for any reader.

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Suvi's Revenge (Rowan Sister's Trilogy, Book 3) by Brenda Trim and Tami Julka

Suvi's Revenge (Rowan Sister's Trilogy, Book 3) 
by Brenda Trim and Tami Julka


My rating: 4.5 of 5 stars


Suvi is the youngest of the Rowan triplets, and now that her sisters are mated, she is ready for her mate, and when a young, handsome vampire walks into the store looking for help, Suvi is more than ready to promise him the world.

Caine woke up in a dungeon this morning, with no idea what was going on. Now he is accussed of murder and only has seventy-two hours to clear his name, only problem he is a vampire and can't go out in the sun. At least the Vampire King, Zander and the doctor, Jace pointed him in the direction of the Rowan sisters, and he sure hoped they could help.

Caine and Suvi are pulled together at once and at first they just think it is desire, but within hours they realize that they are Fated Mates, and they are pretty sure there is more to his being framed for murder than meets the eye. When the sisters and their mates go back to the scene and use a spell to see what really happened they are sure that Cele is behind it all. Now they just need to tell the Vampire King and hopefully enlist his help in taking down Cele.

This is the third book in the Rowan Sisters and it ties up their lives quite well. At the same time, the Dark Warriors are featured even more in the book, partly because Suvi's mate is a vampire and partly because the sisters are now stronger that they are mated and the realm needs them to work with the Dark Warriors to get rid of the archdemon.

The Dark Warrior Alliance and The Rowan Sisters intertwine a great deal. It's probably really best if you read the first three books of the Dark Alliance before you read the Rowan Sisters. The next scheduled book coming out in the Dark Alliance, I can already see glimpses of the sisters being involved in that as well.

This is more about the mates, more romance, but there is still the action and fighting, evil priestess Cele is still at it, and then there is that easy flowing humor that comes from a tight-knit family atmosphere to everyone in the book.


Rowan Sister's Trilogy:
1. Pema's Storm
2. Isis' Betrayal
3. Suvi's Revenge


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Isis' Betrayal (Rowan Sister's Trilogy, Book 2) by Brenda Trim and Tami Julka

Isis' Betrayal (Rowan Sister's Trilogy, Book 2) 
by Brenda Trim and Tami Julka


My rating: 4.5 of 5 stars

Life has changed for the Rowan Sister's now that Pema has found her Fated Mate, and sometimes Isis and Suvi just have to get out of the house. Confetti Too, the realm nightclub is open and doing business, and having to be rebuilt due to an archdemon and skirm attack not too long ago. Isis is expecting nothing more than another night of drinking and dancing, only to find herself talking most of the night to a cambion; that is part human, part fire demon.

Braeden is new to town, a metal artist with a son, and not really into the idea of being at the bar, and talking to Isis is making him feel even worse. He can tell she is innocent and sweet, but he has troubles. Cele has kidnapped his son, Donavon and is holding him hostage until he gets something on the sisters for her to use against them. She's also made sure that there is no way he can tell her what is going on. Bad thing is he has no idea why she picked him!

After a date to a music festival, where Braeden and Isis learn they are fated mates, things get even more complicated. Leave it to the sisters to figure out a way to work around whatever Cele is planning because not only are the young and talented, they have love and the Goddess on their side.

This is the second book in the Rowan sisters, and you really should read Pema first, it helps explain the issues with Cele a little better. It is also probably best if you read the Dark Warrior Alliance Series, or at least the first three books, before you start this book. The Rowan sisters are introduced in the second book of the Dark Alliance series, and the characters from that series show up in this series over and over again, so getting to know them in their series first is probably best, but you can do it without.

The sisters trilogy is more about the romance of the fated mates, but there is still action, magic and fighting. Of course there is light-hearted humor and fun as well.


Rowan Sister's Trilogy:
1. Pema's Storm
2. Isis's Betrayal
3. Suvi's Revenge


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Pema's Storm (Rowan Sister's Trilogy, Book 1) by Brenda Trim and Tami Julka

Pema's Storm (Rowan Sister's Trilogy, Book 1) 
by Brenda Trim and Tami Julka


My rating: 4.5 of 5 stars

No matter what world you live in, triplets are rare, and in the Tehrex Realm where having children is rare, triplets are even more rare. In fact Pema and her sisters are the only known set of triplets, and it doesn't help that they are witches, only twenty-seven, and have a prophesy about them, or so it is said. Pema and her sisters own a store catering to the human and supernatural world, Black Moon Sabbat, and selling crystals and mild potions along with tarot card readings are their main thing, although the supernatural world knows they can help with real magic when needed.

Ronan is a bear-shifter and new to town, having taken a job with security at the new Confetti Too club for the members of the supernatural world. In all his life he has only had one girlfriend, and he thinks she is the best there is so he comes into Black Moon Sabbat for help, only to be knocked for a loop when he see's Pema. Never has his body reacted to the sight of a female like that before and he is lost as to what it could possibly mean.

Things get more complicated when Ronan's ex-girlfriend turns out to be Claire Wells, who hates the sisters, and daughter of Cele Wells, the realm's High Priestess. Cele has been trying for years to figure out a way to get the triplets power and to take over the realm, although not everyone knows that in the beginning. When Ronan picks Pema over Claire, sparks fly and Claire seeks revenge, no matter what her mother's plans might be.

If you have read the Dark Warrior Alliance you will have met the Rowan sisters in book 2 with Jace and Cailyn. If you haven't read that series, you really should because that series really comes before this series, and the characters in that series carry over into this series and you see them again here and there throughout the book.

The Rowan Sister's is more of the romance, fated mates story, but there is still some action, adventure and magic. There is also the humor that only comes from the author's books. Really and awesome read.


Rowan Sister's Trilogy:
1. Pema's Storm
2. Isis's Betrayal
3. Suvi's Revenge


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Dark Alliance Series - Rowan Sister's

Series Info Post

As some of you know from reading in the past, once I get hooked into a series, I like to read it all and then I like to tell you what the full series is, in order, so that you can read it in order and if the author has any other series.

In this case, the two series actually intertwine slightly. We meet the Rowan sisters in Book 2 of the Dark Alliance, and they work some magic to answer a few questions for the Warriors. Now I haven't read the  Rowan Sisters yet, so I am not sure if the Warriors show up in there as well, but its still kinda fun to know there was a lot of thought put into both series.

**UPDATE 1/14*** After writing this yesterday, I downloaded all the Rowan Sisters Trilogy to my Kindle and read them last night, so they are now reviewed, and they did not disappoint!! They are slightly more about the Fated Mates and a little less violence, but there is still some action and magic, evil and a bad witch to take care of. Oh, and to answer the previous question, yes the Dark Warriors show up in the Rowan Sisters, a little in book one, more in book two and even more in book three.

Well, The Dark Alliance Series that I read yesterday is amazing!! In fact I haven't read anything like it since I discovered Sherrilynn Kenyon and The League Series!!! OMG, that was fabulous!!!  In fact, I read and reviewed all 12 books in that series! I was hoping that she would write a few more in that series because there were still characters I would have liked to have seen a story about, but for now I am waiting and moving on.

So far in the Dark Alliance series there are four published books, and one referenced in the back of book 3, but it has not released yet. I will update this as soon as it comes out and I am still hoping at a couple more might be coming in this series as well! There are a few other characters (Bhric, Breslin, Orlando, Rhys) that I would like to see have their own story.

My suggestion would be to read Dark Alliance books 1 and 2, before you start the Rowan Sisters, and to definitely have Dark Alliance book 3 read before you read Rowan Sisters book 3 (or it just might spoil it a touch for you). That seems to be the timeline of the stories and the way that they work together. They really do almost read as one series with two branches, more than two series separately. 

Update* 9/1/17 Since I originally wrote this post, more of the books have come out and I have tried to update this post as I read them, but I was a little behind so I was working on that today. Also if you will notice on the author's website they have renumbered the series and mixed the Rowan Sisters books into the Dark Warriors and it has all become the Dark Alliance Series. 

Brenda Trim and Tami Julka

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Dark Warriors Series:

1. Dream Warrior

2. Mystick Warrior

3. Deviant Warrior

3.5 Misteltoe & Mayham

4.  Scarred Warrior  
4.5 Heat in the Bayou
5.  Hellbound Warrior
6.  Isobel
7.  Rogue Warrior
7.5 Tinsel & Temptation
8.  Shattered Warrior
9.  King of Khoth
10. Ice Warrior
11. Fire Warrior
12. Ramiel
13. Rivaled Warrior

Rowan Sisters:

1. Pema's Storm

2. Isis's Betrayal

3. Suvi's Revenge


DARK WARRIOR ALLIANCE SERIS
1. Dream Warrior
2. Mystik Warrior
3. Pemas Storm
4. Isis Betrayal
5. Deviant Warrior
6. Suvi's Revenge
7. Scarred Warrior
8. Hellbound Warrior
9. Isobel
10. Rogue Warrior
11. Shattered Warrior
12. King of Khoth
13. Ice Warrior
14. Fire Warrior
15. Ramiel
   COMING SOON: Rivaled Warrior - Book 16

Mystik Warrior (Dark Alliance Series, Book 2) by Brenda Trim, Tami Julka

Mystik Warrior (Dark Alliance Series, Book 2) 
by Brenda Trim, Tami Julka


My rating: 4.8 of 5 stars


Jace may be a doctor to the world around him, but he is a centuries old sorcerer with a heart of gold and scars that run deep. When he learns that Cailyn may be in danger, he is ready to run to her aid, even if thoughts of her sacre him to his core.

Ever since the day that Jace walked into her sister Elise's apartment with Rhys, to bring over a television, Cailyn has become undo. Her nice orderly world is in question. she thought she wanted safe and stable, but there is something in Jace that sets off every deep dark fantasy that she could ever dream of and then some!

Mystick Warrior is the story of Jace and Cailyn. How they learn to talk to each other, come together, over come their pasts and find that fated mates is something to enjoy and relish, not to run away from.

Mystick Warrior is the second book in the Dark Warrior Alliance Series, and in book one, we were introduced to Jace, the sorcerer and doctor, who lives at Zeum with the other Dark Warriors. Cailyn is Elise's older sister, and although she was in San Francisco most of book one, she does know what is going on, having been involved in a major fight outside a club on Elise's graduation. Still the whole fated mate thing, while she loves it for her sister, is scaring her just a little, and to that the fact that Jace doesn't seem to like her, she thinks.

In this story we learn Jace's history and the horrors and tortures that he endured, and with Cailyn's help, he might just learn to over come them, that is if he can release himself from the guilt and tell her about it all.

Let me just tell you, this series has me HOOKED!! I read book one in a couple hours, didn't even close my kindle, but immediately went and bought the rest of the series that was available at the time! Yes, I am one of those readers, when I find a writer - or team of writers in this case - that draws me into the characters to the point that I just have to know what is happening, then I have to read the whole series!!


Dark Alliance Series:
1. Dream Warrior
2. Mystik Warrior
3. Deviant Warrior
3.5 Mistletoe & Mayham
4. Scarred Warrior - (orginally slated for 2015 release - not released as of yet)


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Tortured Souls(The Orion Circle Book 1) by Kimber Leigh Wheaton BOOK REVIEW

Tortured Souls(The Orion Circle Book 1) 
by Kimber Leigh Wheaton


My rating: 4 of 5 stars


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All her life Kacie's parents have made her feel like she was a liar or insane because of her gifts, so she had tried to hide them well. When an evil spirit approaches her at a party, Kacie knows she is the only one that can feel it until, Logan, the guy she's been crushing on looks past and tells her he knows that she knows it is there. Logan invites Kacie to the Orion Circle meeting after school the next day, and finally she finds a place she belongs, finally she finds someone who believes her.
As Kacie gets involved with the Orion Circle, the find themselves investigating the home where the mass suicide of a cult, and the murder of thirteen children occurred.
Tortured Souls (The Orion Circle Book 1) are those that are bound to this side, that haunt and do not cross over. Kimber Leigh Wheaton gives the readers a unique blend of innocence and horror.

Tortured Souls tells of Kacie's coming into her gift. Finally finding people who can explain her gift to her, encourage her in it and help her use it in good ways. Given the horrific details of a mass cult suicide and the kidnapping, torture and murder of children, author Kimber Leigh Wheaton weaves a gentle teenage love story of innocence, first love, and family create a balance. It works wonderfully because the story does not become to dark and at the same time it still retains the meaning and purpose of setting the souls free. This is a great young adult and adult book. Given the maturity level of your child, even younger would be fine reading it, but that should be an individual parent decision.

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The Lost Remnant (Pieces of Eden) Book 1 by J.N. Race BOOK REVIEW

The Lost Remnant (Pieces of Eden) Book 1 
by J.N. Race


My rating: 4 of 5 stars


Reviewed for +Readers' Favorite 

The Lost Remnant (Pieces of Eden Book 1) is an epic fantasy paranormal magic novel centered around the life of a young girl named Azsha. She is beautiful beyond compare, dances in her families gypsy wagon, and has a long flowing locks of lavender hair. All her life her mother has never let her out of the wagon, so one night Azsha makes a run for it, and ends up in a village. The first friend she makes is Kalo, who in turn introduces her to Ayalana. J. N. Race weaves an epic story that almost seems to be two separate stories in one. There is a first mystery that must be solved when Etticacia is kidnapped instead of Azsha and then a second quest when fighting Tempest. All woven together into a coming of age story in a world unlike anything we know now.

J. N. Race takes bits of fantasy, paranormal, supernatural, magic, demons, old world, parallel worlds or dimensions, family drama, and coming of age all woven together to create this epic tale that spans more than just one battle or quest. The Lost Remnant is so well written that it draws you in, you see yourself in this world, you feel yourself walking the streets of the village, the halls of the castle, and smelling the fires the burning. You are drawn into the story and you want to see where it goes, you want to root for certain characters, and against others. This book is labeled as young adult, and I agree there. I feel it would be a great book for teens, young adult, or even adults. No sexual scenes at all, and mild monster violence.

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The Short Life of Sparrows by Emm Cole BOOK REVIEW

The Short Life of Sparrows
by Emm Cole

My rating: 4 of 5 stars

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Tucked away in the valley between the mountains is a village, well a coven really of Seer's and their male counterpart Nightblood's. Isaiah answers an advertisement for a handyman for the summer to work in the coven, even though he is just an Ordinary. Calli is getting ready for her Awakening on her eighteenth birthday. This is the day that she will see her first dream, or nightmare. Rowe is the Nightblood playboy that seems to be attached to Calli, and Calli is determined not to be swayed by his charms. The Short Life of Sparrows tells the story of the summer of Calli's eighteenth year. How she deals with the nightmares that she see's, how she interacts with Isaiah, and Rowe. It also tells us more about Rowe and Isaiah. We also learn the relationship between the Seer's and the Nightblood's and how they work apart but together. +Emm Cole  gives a wonderful coming of age tale for everyone.

The Short Life of Sparrows is a paranormal novel of magic and family, albeit a completely different kind of family. All the women live in the Coven, and they are Seer's, and all the men live in a camp on the mountain and they are Nightblood's. +Emm Cole  give a the reader a unique family setup in this novel. The use of magic also requires something, so there is a cost in using it. There is also a cost to lies, and they never turn out to be worth their costs. It's a coming of age and deciding what they must do, follow in the family footsteps or leave and find something new. This is a great book for teens, young adults and adults.

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